From: Sourav Panda <souravpanda@google.com>
To: muchun.song@linux.dev, osalvador@suse.de, akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: david@kernel.org, ljs@kernel.org, liam@infradead.org,
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Subject: [PATCH 3/6] mm/hugetlb: add sysfs interfaces for cache
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 06:42:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260707064235.1386552-4-souravpanda@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260707064235.1386552-1-souravpanda@google.com>
Introduce sysfs interfaces to control and monitor the HugeTLB dynamic
cache.
Expose the following attributes under:
/sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-<size>/
- max_cached_huge_pages: Max limit of cached hugepages (global).
- nr_cached_hugepages: Current number of cached hugepages. Writing to
this file allows manual expansion or contraction of the cache.
These interfaces support writing delta values (e.g. "+1" or "-1")
in addition to absolute values, allowing orchestrators (e.g. borglet)
to dynamically scale the cache without racing against the kernel
shrinker.
Also expose node-specific versions under node sysfs if CONFIG_NUMA.
Implement adjust_cached_huge_pages to handle the actual expansion
(allocating fresh hugepages to cache) and contraction
(freeing cached hugepages to buddy).
For expansion and contraction correctness:
- Global expansion interleaves allocations across allowed nodes.
- Node-specific expansion enforces the global cache limit ceiling and
overcommit limits, uses __GFP_THISNODE to prevent fallback, and accounts
to the actual allocated node using folio_nid().
- Contraction uses LRU (Least Recently Used) policy (taking from the
head of the cache list) to discard cold pages first.
Signed-off-by: Sourav Panda <souravpanda@google.com>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 230 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/hugetlb_internal.h | 9 ++
mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 397 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index d00aa67b8e13..f18a3123cbcb 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4171,6 +4171,236 @@ long demote_pool_huge_page(struct hstate *src, nodemask_t *nodes_allowed,
return -EBUSY;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE
+static int adjust_cached_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, long count, bool is_delta, int nid,
+ nodemask_t *nodes_allowed, bool update_limit)
+{
+ struct folio *folio;
+ int err = 0;
+
+ mutex_lock(&h->resize_lock);
+
+ if (is_delta) {
+ long current_val;
+
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
+ current_val = update_limit ? h->max_cached_huge_pages :
+ h->nr_cached_hugepages;
+ else
+ current_val = update_limit ? h->max_cached_huge_pages_node[nid] :
+ h->nr_cached_hugepages_node[nid];
+
+ current_val += count;
+ if (current_val < 0)
+ current_val = 0;
+ count = current_val;
+ }
+
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
+ int temp_next_node = first_node(*nodes_allowed);
+
+ if (update_limit) {
+ h->max_cached_huge_pages = count;
+ } else if (count > h->max_cached_huge_pages) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Expansion */
+ while (!update_limit) {
+ unsigned long curr;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ curr = h->nr_cached_hugepages;
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+
+ if (curr >= count)
+ break;
+
+ folio = alloc_pool_huge_folio(h, nodes_allowed,
+ NULL, &temp_next_node);
+ if (!folio) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ if (h->nr_cached_hugepages >= count) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ update_and_free_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ account_new_hugetlb_folio(h, folio);
+
+ hugetlb_cache_add(h, folio, false);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ cond_resched();
+ }
+
+ /* Contraction */
+ while (1) {
+ unsigned long curr;
+ struct folio *folio = NULL;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ curr = h->nr_cached_hugepages;
+ if (curr <= count) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ int node;
+
+ for_each_node_mask(node, *nodes_allowed) {
+ if (!list_empty(&h->hugepage_cache_lists[node])) {
+ folio = list_first_entry(&h->hugepage_cache_lists[node],
+ struct folio, lru);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!folio) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ remove_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+
+ update_and_free_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ cond_resched();
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (update_limit) {
+ h->max_cached_huge_pages_node[nid] = count;
+ } else if (count > h->max_cached_huge_pages_node[nid]) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Node expansion */
+ while (!update_limit) {
+ unsigned long curr;
+ gfp_t gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h) | __GFP_THISNODE;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ curr = h->nr_cached_hugepages_node[nid];
+ if (h->nr_cached_hugepages >= h->max_cached_huge_pages) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ err = -ENOSPC;
+ break;
+ }
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+
+ if (curr >= count)
+ break;
+
+ folio = alloc_fresh_hugetlb_folio(h, gfp_mask,
+ nid, nodes_allowed);
+ if (!folio) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ if (h->nr_cached_hugepages_node[nid] >= count) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ update_and_free_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ account_new_hugetlb_folio(h, folio);
+
+ hugetlb_cache_add(h, folio, false);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ cond_resched();
+ }
+
+ /* Node contraction */
+ while (1) {
+ unsigned long curr;
+ struct folio *folio = NULL;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ curr = h->nr_cached_hugepages_node[nid];
+ if (curr <= count) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!list_empty(&h->hugepage_cache_lists[nid]))
+ folio = list_first_entry(&h->hugepage_cache_lists[nid],
+ struct folio, lru);
+
+ if (!folio) {
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ remove_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+
+ update_and_free_hugetlb_folio(h, folio, false);
+ cond_resched();
+ }
+ }
+
+out:
+ mutex_unlock(&h->resize_lock);
+ return err;
+}
+
+ssize_t __nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct hstate *h, int nid,
+ long count, bool is_delta, size_t len)
+{
+ int err;
+ nodemask_t nodes_allowed, *n_mask;
+
+ if (hstate_is_gigantic_no_runtime(h))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
+ if (!(obey_mempolicy &&
+ init_nodemask_of_mempolicy(&nodes_allowed)))
+ n_mask = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
+ else
+ n_mask = &nodes_allowed;
+ } else {
+ init_nodemask_of_node(&nodes_allowed, nid);
+ n_mask = &nodes_allowed;
+ }
+
+ err = adjust_cached_huge_pages(h, count, is_delta, nid, n_mask, false);
+
+ return err ? err : len;
+}
+
+ssize_t __max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct hstate *h, int nid,
+ long count, bool is_delta, size_t len)
+{
+ int err;
+ nodemask_t nodes_allowed, *n_mask;
+
+ if (hstate_is_gigantic_no_runtime(h))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
+ if (!(obey_mempolicy &&
+ init_nodemask_of_mempolicy(&nodes_allowed)))
+ n_mask = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
+ else
+ n_mask = &nodes_allowed;
+ } else {
+ init_nodemask_of_node(&nodes_allowed, nid);
+ n_mask = &nodes_allowed;
+ }
+
+ err = adjust_cached_huge_pages(h, count, is_delta, nid, n_mask, true);
+
+ return err ? err : len;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE */
+
ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
struct hstate *h, int nid,
unsigned long count, size_t len)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_internal.h b/mm/hugetlb_internal.h
index 1d2f870deccf..16ed9ac9dc05 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_internal.h
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_internal.h
@@ -114,4 +114,13 @@ extern void hugetlb_sysctl_init(void);
static inline void hugetlb_sysctl_init(void) { }
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE
+ssize_t __nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct hstate *h, int nid,
+ long count, bool is_delta, size_t len);
+ssize_t __max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct hstate *h, int nid,
+ long count, bool is_delta, size_t len);
+#endif
+
#endif /* _LINUX_HUGETLB_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c b/mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c
index 79ece91406bf..682a3805e6ff 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c
@@ -277,6 +277,152 @@ static ssize_t demote_size_store(struct kobject *kobj,
}
HSTATE_ATTR(demote_size);
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_show_common(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct hstate *h;
+ unsigned long nr_cached;
+ int nid;
+
+ h = kobj_to_hstate(kobj, &nid);
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
+ nr_cached = h->nr_cached_hugepages;
+ else
+ nr_cached = h->nr_cached_hugepages_node[nid];
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%lu\n", nr_cached);
+}
+
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct kobject *kobj, const char *buf,
+ size_t len)
+{
+ struct hstate *h;
+ long count;
+ bool is_delta = false;
+ int nid;
+ int err;
+ const char *p = skip_spaces(buf);
+
+ if (*p == '+' || *p == '-') {
+ is_delta = true;
+ err = kstrtol(p, 10, &count);
+ } else {
+ unsigned long ucount;
+
+ err = kstrtoul(p, 10, &ucount);
+ count = (long)ucount;
+ }
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ h = kobj_to_hstate(kobj, &nid);
+ return __nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(obey_mempolicy, h, nid, count, is_delta, len);
+}
+
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ return nr_cached_hugepages_show_common(kobj, attr, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ return nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(false, kobj, buf, len);
+}
+HSTATE_ATTR(nr_cached_hugepages);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_mempolicy_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return nr_cached_hugepages_show_common(kobj, attr, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t nr_cached_hugepages_mempolicy_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ return nr_cached_hugepages_store_common(true, kobj, buf, len);
+}
+HSTATE_ATTR(nr_cached_hugepages_mempolicy);
+#endif
+
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_show_common(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct hstate *h;
+ unsigned long max_cached;
+ int nid;
+
+ h = kobj_to_hstate(kobj, &nid);
+ if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
+ max_cached = h->max_cached_huge_pages;
+ else
+ max_cached = h->max_cached_huge_pages_node[nid];
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%lu\n", max_cached);
+}
+
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
+ struct kobject *kobj, const char *buf,
+ size_t len)
+{
+ struct hstate *h;
+ long count;
+ bool is_delta = false;
+ int nid;
+ int err;
+ const char *p = skip_spaces(buf);
+
+ if (*p == '+' || *p == '-') {
+ is_delta = true;
+ err = kstrtol(p, 10, &count);
+ } else {
+ unsigned long ucount;
+
+ err = kstrtoul(p, 10, &ucount);
+ count = (long)ucount;
+ }
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ h = kobj_to_hstate(kobj, &nid);
+ return __max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(obey_mempolicy, h, nid, count, is_delta, len);
+}
+
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ return max_cached_huge_pages_show_common(kobj, attr, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ return max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(false, kobj, buf, len);
+}
+HSTATE_ATTR(max_cached_huge_pages);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_mempolicy_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ return max_cached_huge_pages_show_common(kobj, attr, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t max_cached_huge_pages_mempolicy_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ return max_cached_huge_pages_store_common(true, kobj, buf, len);
+}
+HSTATE_ATTR(max_cached_huge_pages_mempolicy);
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE */
+
static struct attribute *hstate_attrs[] = {
&nr_hugepages_attr.attr,
&nr_overcommit_hugepages_attr.attr,
@@ -285,6 +431,14 @@ static struct attribute *hstate_attrs[] = {
&surplus_hugepages_attr.attr,
#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
&nr_hugepages_mempolicy_attr.attr,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE
+ &nr_cached_hugepages_attr.attr,
+ &max_cached_huge_pages_attr.attr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+ &nr_cached_hugepages_mempolicy_attr.attr,
+ &max_cached_huge_pages_mempolicy_attr.attr,
+#endif
#endif
NULL,
};
@@ -359,6 +513,10 @@ static struct attribute *per_node_hstate_attrs[] = {
&nr_hugepages_attr.attr,
&free_hugepages_attr.attr,
&surplus_hugepages_attr.attr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_CACHE
+ &nr_cached_hugepages_attr.attr,
+ &max_cached_huge_pages_attr.attr,
+#endif
NULL,
};
--
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-07 6:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-07 6:42 [RFC PATCH 0/6] mm/hugetlb: Dynamic, NUMA-aware HugePage Cache & Free Page Reporting Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 6:42 ` [PATCH 1/6] mm/hugetlb: add Kconfig and basic cache infrastructure Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 6:42 ` [PATCH 2/6] mm/hugetlb: implement cache recycling and allocation Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 6:42 ` Sourav Panda [this message]
2026-07-07 6:42 ` [PATCH 4/6] mm/hugetlb: add memory shrinker for cache Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 6:42 ` [PATCH 5/6] Documentation/admin-guide/mm/hugetlbpage.rst: document cache interfaces Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 6:42 ` [PATCH 6/6] mm/hugetlb: support free page reporting for cached hugepages Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 7:18 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-07-07 10:18 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-07-07 6:56 ` [RFC PATCH 0/6] mm/hugetlb: Dynamic, NUMA-aware HugePage Cache & Free Page Reporting Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-07-07 7:21 ` Sourav Panda
2026-07-07 7:29 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-07 8:09 ` Muchun Song
2026-07-07 10:25 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-07-07 10:28 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-07 11:06 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
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